Alina Sabyr
Colgate University
Project
Looking Up: Exploring Skywatching Cultures
Greece, Mexico, New Zealand
On the Watson I will look at how astronomical heritage and national identity shape skywatching cultures in different countries. In the midst of light pollution and technological advances, I will engage with groups that keep skywatching alive. The sky reveals scientific truths about our universe, but long before those truths were revealed, cultures found their values by gazing up at the sky.